National Premier Soccer League
Season2012
ChampionsFC Sonic
Biggest home win9–0 Sacramento Gold over San Francisco Stompers
Biggest away win7–0 Morris County Colonials over Pocono Snow
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The 2012 National Premier Soccer League season is the 10th season of the NPSL.

Format

Summary of Regions and Conferences

2012 NPSL season is located in the United States
Locations of NPSL clubs for 2012. Blue = Northeast Region clubs, Orange = South Region clubs, Green = Midwest Region clubs, Red = West Region clubs

Changes From 2011

Name Changes/Rebrands

The Santa Ana Winds' NPSL side is now affiliated with the Fullerton Rangers. The Lancaster Rattlers have moved to become FC Santa Clarita.[1]

New Franchises

13 franchises were announced as joining the league this year:

Team Name Metro Area Location Previous Affiliation
Junior Lone Star FC Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA Expansion Team
Phoenix Monsoon Phoenix, AZ San Tan Valley, Arizona Expansion Team
Detroit City FC Detroit, MI Detroit, Michigan Expansion Team
Mississippi Storm Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Biloxi, Mississippi Expansion Team
F.C. New York New York City Queens, New York USL Professional Division
Greater Binghamton FC Binghamton, NY Binghamton, NY Expansion Team
AFC Cleveland Cleveland, OH Parma, OH Expansion Team
Rhode Island Reds F.C. Providence, RI Cranston, RI Expansion Team
Seacoast United Mariners Rockingham County, NH Portsmouth, NH Expansion Team
North Coast Tsunami North Coast, CA Eureka, CA Expansion Team
Jersey City Eagles Jersey City, NJ Jersey City, NJ Expansion Team
San Francisco Stompers FC San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA Expansion Team
Myrtle Beach FC Myrtle Beach, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Expansion Team

Folding

Chicago Fire NPSL  IL
Hollywood United Hitmen  CA
Minnesota Kings  MN
New Jersey Blaze  NJ

On Hiatus

FC Reading Revolution  PA

Standings

As of 7/22/12
Purple indicates division title clinched
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Northeast Division – Atlantic Conference

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 New York Red Bulls NPSL 14 11 0 3 35 12 +23 33
2 Brooklyn Italians 14 10 1 3 31 15 +16 31
3 New York Athletic Club 12 6 3 3 28 17 +11 21
4 Rhode Island Reds 13 5 4 4 18 23 −5 19
5 Mass United 13 4 1 8 23 28 −5 13
6 Seacoast United Phantoms 14 3 4 7 17 30 −13 13
7 Seacoast United Mariners 14 2 5 7 17 26 −9 11
8 FC New York 14 2 4 8 10 28 −18 10

Northeast Division – Keystone Conference

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 FC Sonic 12 10 1 1 22 3 +19 31
2 Morris County Colonials 11 7 3 1 34 15 +19 24
3 Jersey City Eagles FC 11 6 2 3 21 16 +5 20
4 AC Crusaders 10 4 0 6 18 27 −9 12
5 Junior Lone Star FC 12 4 0 8 19 30 −11 12
6 Pocono Snow 12 2 3 7 8 24 −16 9
7 Buxmont Torch FC 12 1 3 8 20 27 −7 6

South-Southeast Conference-East

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Georgia Revolution 10 7 1 2 30 16 +14 22
2 Atlanta Silverbacks Reserves 10 5 2 3 20 13 +7 17
3 Myrtle Beach FC 10 4 0 6 11 25 −14 12
4 Jacksonville United 10 3 2 5 21 23 −2 11

South-Southeast Conference-West

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Chattanooga FC 10 6 3 1 23 8 +15 21
2 Knoxville Force 10 6 0 4 14 13 +1 18
3 Rocket City United 10 3 2 5 13 12 +1 11
4 Mississippi Storm 10 1 0 9 11 33 −22 3

South-South Central Conference

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 FC New Orleans 2 1 1 0 7 4 3 4
2 Galveston Pirate SC 4 1 1 2 7 14 −7 4
3 Texas South Devils 2 1 0 1 6 3 3 3

[note 1]

South-South Central Conference (Additional teams)

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Galveston Pirate SC 9 5 1 3 21 18 3 16
2 FC New Orleans 2 1 1 0 7 4 3 4
3 Texas South Devils 2 1 0 1 7 2 5 3
4 America USA 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 3
5 Regals SCA 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
5 Club America Academy 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
5 FC Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[note 2]

Midwest-Central Conference

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Madison 56ers 12 9 0 3 33 13 +20 27
2 Milwaukee Bavarians 12 8 0 4 39 29 +10 24
3 Quad City Eagles 12 5 3 4 23 21 +2 18
4 Minnesota TwinStars FC 12 5 2 5 34 29 +5 17
5 Eau Claire Aris FC 12 0 1 11 18 55 −37 1

Midwest-Great Lakes Conference

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Erie Admirals 12 6 5 1 28 17 +11 23
2 Detroit City FC 12 5 5 2 26 10 +16 20
3 AFC Cleveland 12 4 7 1 22 15 +7 19
4 Greater Binghamton FC 12 2 3 7 14 29 −15 9
5 FC Buffalo 12 1 4 7 11 30 −19 7

West Division – Northern Conference

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 Bay Area Ambassadors 14 9 1 4 34 17 +17 28
2 Sonoma County Sol 14 6 4 4 27 21 +6 22
3 Sacramento Gold 14 7 1 6 36 31 +5 22
4 Real San Jose 14 5 4 5 29 20 +9 19
5 San Francisco Stompers 13 3 3 7 12 42 −30 12
6 North Coast Tsunami 13 3 1 9 11 30 −19 10

West Division – Southern Conference

Place Team Pld. W T L GF GA GD Points
1 San Diego Flash 14 11 2 1 51 12 +39 35
2 FC Santa Clarita 14 8 3 3 40 24 +16 27
3 Fullerton Rangers 14 8 2 4 35 24 +8 26
4 San Diego Boca 14 5 3 6 33 27 +6 18
5 FC Hasental 14 4 2 8 20 27 −7 14
6 Phoenix Monsoon 12 0 0 12 6 59 −53 0

Source: [1]

Playoffs

[2]

Format

NORTHEAST
The top two finishers in the Keystone and Atlantic Conference play in a crossover playoff.

WEST
The top two finishers in the North and South place in a crossover playoff.

MIDWEST-CENTRAL
No playoff. Champion qualifies for National Tournament.

MIDWEST-GREAT LAKES
Top four teams are playing in a playoff tournament.

SOUTHEAST
East and West Division winners play each other for Championship.

Northeast Division Playoffs

FC Sonic2–0Brooklyn Italians
Strunk 30'
Fraser 63'
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
New York Red Bulls NPSL2–0Morris County Colonials
Gurel 86'
Akinyode 90'		 Report
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ
FC Sonic3–2New York Red Bulls NPSL
Sales 16'
Mustac 26'
Letourneau 40'		 Report Westlake 58'
Metzger 70'
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Divisional Semifinals Divisional Final
      
K1 FC Sonic 2
A2 Brooklyn Italians 0
K1 FC Sonic 3
A1 New York Red Bulls NPSL 2
A1 New York Red Bulls NPSL 2
K2 Morris County Colonials 0

West Division Playoffs

Bay Area Ambassadors3–2FC Santa Clarita
Klimenta 21'
Samy 65' (pen.)
Walle 84'		 Bueno 15'
Hindjosa 32'
Raimondi Park
Oakland, CA
San Diego Flash2–2 (a.e.t.)Sonoma County Sol
Valle 90+3'
DuBois 101'		 Ferreira 61'
Callahan 118'
Penalties
Pizarro soccer ball with check mark
DuBois soccer ball with red X
Perez-Bernal soccer ball with check mark
Ortega soccer ball with red X		 2–4 Middlemiss soccer ball with check mark
Lombardi soccer ball with check mark
Larson soccer ball with check mark
Ferreira soccer ball with check mark
Del Norte High School Stadium
San Diego, CA
Bay Area Ambassadors4–1Sonoma County Sol
Keyes 3'
Klimenta 18' 29'
Cashmere 90'		 Report Callahan 70'
Raimondi Park
Oakland, CA
Divisional Semifinals Divisional Final
      
N1 Bay Area Ambassadors 3
S2 FC Santa Clarita 2
N1 Bay Area Ambassadors 4
N2 Sonoma County Sol 1
S1 San Diego Flash 2(2)
N2 Sonoma County Sol (AET) (PEN) 2(4)

Midwest-Great Lakes Playoffs

Erie Admirals SC1–0Greater Binghamton FC
Howard 16' Report
Gannon University Field
Erie, PA
Detroit City FC1–2AFC Cleveland
Bethel 3' Report Bell 22'
Schmitt 90+1'
Gannon University Field
Erie, PA
Erie Admirals SC1–1 (a.e.t.)AFC Cleveland
Mahon 45' Report Miller 80' (pen.)
Penalties
Livingston soccer ball with check mark
Kennedy soccer ball with red X
Mahon soccer ball with check mark
Johnstone soccer ball with check mark
Latifi soccer ball with red X		 3–4 Winters soccer ball with check mark
Manna soccer ball with red X
Earnest soccer ball with check mark
Bell soccer ball with check mark
Matlock soccer ball with check mark
Gannon University Field
Erie, PA
Attendance: 800
Divisional Semifinals Divisional Final
      
GL1 Erie Admirals SC 1
GL4 Greater Binghamton FC 0
GL1 Erie Admirals SC 1(3)
GL3 AFC Cleveland (AET) (PEN) 1(4)
GL2 Detroit City FC 1
GL3 AFC Cleveland 2

South-Southeast Final

Georgia Revolution0–1Chattanooga FC
Report Trude 72'
RYSA Soccerplex
Conyers, GA

Midwest Final

AFC Cleveland1–2Madison 56ers
Bell Yellow card 45'
Knight Yellow card 54'
Matlock 67'		 Report McCrary 30' 47'
Balshaw Yellow card 85'
O'Connor Yellow card 90+4'
Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School
Broadview Heights, OH

NPSL Championship

[3]

Semi-finals

FC Sonic2–0Madison 56ers
Graf 57' (pen.)
Fraser 75'		 Report
Del Norte High School Stadium
San Diego, CA
Chattanooga FC3–2Bay Area Ambassadors
Stewart 10'
Rardon 31'
Trude 78'		 Report Cashmere 69'
Clemens 88'
Del Norte High School Stadium
San Diego, CA

Third Place Playoff

Madison 56ers3–2Bay Area Ambassadors
Pitts 20'
Holbein 23'
Holbein 50'		 Report Lopes 40'
Cashmere 57'
Del Norte High School Stadium
San Diego, CA

NPSL Championship Game

FC Sonic1–0Chattanooga FC
Sandercock 78' Report
Del Norte High School Stadium
San Diego, CA
National Semifinals National Championship
      
K1 FC Sonic 2
C1 Madison 56ers 0
K1 FC Sonic 1
SW1 Chattanooga FC 0
SW1 Chattanooga FC 3
N1 Bay Area Ambassadors 2

Notes

  1. ^ The South-South Central Conference did not play any games after June 16, 2012.
  2. ^ This South-South Central Conference table includes teams from the 2012 South-South Central Conference schedule. The conference did not play any games after June 30, 2012.

References

  1. ^ "Rangers ready for NPSL season". Fullerton Rangers. Pitchero. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. ^ "PLAYOFF PICTURE". National Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Visitor and Ticket Information". sdspsoccermarketing.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
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